I think this chapter is a bit weak but whatever...

PERCY POV

As we descended, I was expecting anything a bit like Auntie Em's Garden Emporium.

I was wrong. Lava ran under the craggy cliffs and valleys of black rocks; multiple statues of people holding weapons with a look of horror were everywhere. I could tell due the improved ability of my sensory circle, I was practically seeing with my eyes closed. Perseus followed close behind me, we stood back to back as we heard her laugh echo throughout the cave.

"Ah, such a beautiful face, too bad, if I were still human, You may have been able to be an enjoyable play toy. Also, I know you have an invisible ally, my darling snakes can smell him. It is interesting to see a child of the sea and sky in each other's company."

Perseus whispered, "Great we lost the element of surprise, now what?"

"Use your weapons, but keep the helmet on." I growled.

I summoned Atman Ragnarok and Wave-breaker (which pulsed with gold and white aura[think of Aegis]), "Come out and surrender, Gorgon, we will make your end quick."

A laugh drifted through the chamber. Perseus looked around straining to hear where it came from.

"The way the chamber is, it's pointless to try to listen, the echo will throw off your sense of hearing, use the mirrored shield to see her." I said emotionlessly.

"Such a clever fighter as well? Oh such beauty, too bad you will soon be nothing but stone." She purred.

"I can tell where you are, I could bring this cavern down on our heads and I would come out completely unscathed, but I doubt I want to ruin such precious pieces of art." I said.

"Your bluff is so confident, but I know that is all it is." She laughed.

I turned to mist and solidified behind her, "Is it now?" I purred in her ear.

She screeched and whirled slashing with her claws, but I had turned into mist and appeared a few feet away. She stared at me incredulously, in clear disbelief that I had found her. I tapped my eyes, and she realized I had them closed.

"I don't need my eyes open to see, and it is clear that you don't have the necessary skill or power to defeat me." I said, "but this Perseus' quest and he shall do it."

As I said that Perseus dashed forward and the helmet slid off his head, "I will have your head, Gorgon!"

Perseus charged and she whirled only to stare at the mirror that was the polished shield, Perseus didn't waste any time and ran forward and tried to slash his blade through her neck. She leaped back and glared at him with her full force, just as he swung his shield in front of him, and the metal began to corrode. He launched himself at her and shield bashed her before twisting and bringing the sword down on her neck, slicing her head clean off. Her head fell towards the lava, but Perseus was ready. He deftly opened his bag and her head fell inside it. He closed the bag and tied it to his waist before adjusting his helmet. Medusa's body was till upright but fell to its knees and forward, tumbling neck-first into the lava, burning apart. A flash of light exploded in the cave and I heard the whinny of a Pegasus in the distance, reminding me of blackjack.

"It worked!" Perseus cheered, with the helmet off he was visible and practically glowing with excitement, "I have the head! I can go back in pride!"

I chuckled, "Yeah great, hey Perseus, I need a favor."

"Anything."

"I don't want you to mention my part in the quest. You need to take all the credit."

Perseus stared at me, "But-"

"No buts, you said anything and this is what I want. You still have one more tasks anyway, get back to Serifos, free your mom, and another thing, turn Polydectes into a lovely garden accessory if you catch my meaning." I said slyly.

He grinned but only for a moment, "Are you sure Percy?"

"Yeah of course."

He checked his shield and saw the metal has been dented by medusa's glare. It looked like a bat had bashed against the shield that made him back away and flinch, "Ugh, her glare has been corroded in the metal? What an incredible gaze..." He murmured.

"Let's go Perseus, we have to get back to Serifos." I said making wings out of frost.

He nodded and we shot out of the cave and into the sky. Perseus laughed at the wind hitting his face he kept on chanting the word 'free'.

"Save your party mood when you get home." I responded.

He grinned sheepishly but decided to just chuckle at random times. We shot through the sky at high speeds until Perseus looked down and stopped.

I halted knowing what he was looking at, but asked anyway, "Perseus, what is wrong?"

I looked down and saw a beautiful woman in modest white clothing that didn't really leave much to the imagination. I blushed and realized who it was, Andromeda. She was chained to a cliff that was overlooking the sea, I knew what was happening and looked at Perseus, he was slowly lowering in altitude. At the end of that thought water began to bubble and soon a monumental form was lifting out of the ocean depths. The Kraken rose out of the water it's multiple tentacles gouging out pieces of the cliff, people who had been watching scattered screaming.

Perseus shot down and began flying at top speed at the creature. He yelled and the heavens opened and a jagged lighting bolt hit the Kraken squarely over the head. It roared in protest, but I knew that even that lightning bolt had been nothing more than an annoyance. I sped down and tackled Perseus as a tentacle whipped through the air where he would have been. We flew through the air, dodging strikes that the Kraken aimed at the both of us.

"Percy, you are a son of the sea right?"

I nodded and sliced through a limb using Atman Ragnarok, making the Kraken howl in pain.

"See if you can restrain its limbs, I'll blast it with lightning and then bring out the head!"

"Right."

I flew down to the cliff and focused, and made a raising motion with my hands. The ocean trembled and hundreds of watery hands began to shoot out of the water. I had never tried to control that much water before, but then again I had never thought I could tie with my dad when I came to power. Doing this was only going to only be mildly difficult or annoying, not impossible. The hands winded around the limbs of the Kraken which began to try to pull away. People stopped running and stared at me in awe and wonder.

I held it firm and yelled, "Perseus, use the head! It can't move!"

Perseus flew over my head and struck the monster with another blast to lightning, gaining its attention. When it looked at him he pulled out the head out of its bag. The Kraken looked at him and suddenly froze. White began to spread over the monster starting from its eyes, as more of the monster turned to stone, the faster the curse spread over its body. Soon it was a massive stone statue half out of the water and beginning to sink. Perseus yelled one las time and lighting blew apart the statues head. The rest of the monster crumbled down into rocks and fell into the sea. Perseus flew to Andromeda who was staring at Perseus with obvious awe, shock, and love. So much it made my heart feel a slight pang. I shook it off as Perseus cut through her chains and caught her in his arms.

She stuttered as he set her on her feet and I formed a white and cloaked for her to wrap around herself, "Um t-thank you...f-for saving m-me."

A man wearing purple robes with gold trimmings and a crown ran up and hugged his daughter, "Oh thank Zeus! You are safe and alive..." He cried.

I knew this guy was Cepheus, father to Andromeda.

He turned to Perseus and said, "You saved her, and killed the Kraken! You have my everlasting gratitude," he paused for a moment taking in Perseus, "if you would accept, I would like you to marry my daughter, Andromeda."

Perseus looked at me and I nodded slowly and deliberately, "I-I would be honored to accept, King...um-"

"Cepheus."

"Yes, King Cepheus."

They carried Perseus on their shoulders, he looked all too pleased with the attention. I chuckled, flipped my hood up, and walked behind the crowd, trying not to draw any attention. The crowd finally arrived at the city, and a celebration began. Cepheus called a toast to Perseus, and the crowd cheered, but of course all good thing never lasted. A few hours into the party, acertain ugly dark-haired man along with some other many came brandishing a spear, and with a dozen other men, all holding weapons.

"You!" He yelled pointing at Perseus, "Andromeda was promised to me! And I intend to collect what I was owed!"

"Phineus!" yelled the king, "You would not even go to the sacrifice of my daughter and try to protect her; you don't even deserve her!"

Perseus stood up fury blazing in his eyes, "Why come now, why not be there when I rescued her? You only care about yourself!"

Phineus growled, "I was promised Andromeda in marriage and I intend to collect, consent or no!"

"You will have to kill me first!" Yelled Perseus defiantly and drawing his sword and shield.

Phineus chuckled, "I was hoping you'd say that!"

He and his little entourage charged. I appeared behind Phineus and clothes-lined the first person behind him. His entire group stopped and looked at me.

"It's a bit unfair a dozen, not counting the ugly bastard behind me." I grinned a wolfish smile, "why not try to fight me?"

Perseus smiled at me gratefully. A soldier rushed me and sidestepped, grabbing the shaft if his spear and wrenching it out of his hands. I twisted it and bashed him over the head with the flat side of the spear. I spun the weapon and held it behind me, one hand out. I flexed my fingers in a 'come here' gesture. They charged and I ducked low shattering one of their men's leg with a strong swing of the spear. Another brought a sword down on my head but I dissolved to mist and reappeared behind him, I tapped his shoulder and introduced his face to my fist as he turned. The other soldier's try to overwhelm me by putting me under a dog-pile, but I let out a pulse of frost and knocked them all back.

"Oh come on! Isn't there one decent fighter here?" I complained.

Phineus had engaged Perseus and turned out to be a rather good fighter with the spear. Nonetheless, Perseus was still stronger and quicker. He ducked and jumped back, and sliced using his diamond (also referred to as adamantine) sword, and cut the shaft of the spear in half. He smashed Phineus with Aegis and pulled out the head of Medusa, I covered everyone's eyes, except for Phineus' and his lackeys'. When I looked all of Phineus guards had turned to stone, except for Phineus who had squeezed his eyes shut and looked away. Persues walked to him and gripped his hair, and held the head in front of him, Phineus eyes opened just a bit, but it was enough, and he began to turn to stone. Perseus let go and the statue of Phineus fell back and shattered.

"Done." He said.

"Yeah." I said, "Anyway we should stay for the night, and you," I added, "should probably consummate the marriage."

Perseus turned red and tried to smack me over the back of the head but I ducked and backed away laughing. Everyone began to laugh as Perseus tried to catch me for an hour.